I decided to have a look at what limits are in place around the world so as you see below quite a difference. Also one of the main points that are highlighted shown below is the age factor. As many of the guys on this site have pointed age brings experience.
Newly qualified drivers
Newly qualified drivers are felt to be particularly at risk of alcohol-related road crashes as a result of their limited driving experience. The highest rates of drink-drive accidents per 100,000 license holders occur in the 17 to 19 age group, followed by those in the 20 to 24 age group.
The 23 European Union countries with a 50mg or less BAC are:
Austria (50mg), Belgium (50mg), Bulgaria (50mg), Cyprus (to change from 90mg to 50mg), Czech Republic (0mg), Denmark (50mg), Estonia (20mg), Finland (50mg), France (50mg), Germany (50mg), Greece (50mg), Hungary (0mg), Italy (50mg), Latvia (50mg), Lithuania (40mg), Netherlands (50mg), Poland (20mg), Portugal (50mg), Romania (0mg), Slovakia (0mg), Slovenia (50mg), Spain (50mg), and Sweden (20mg).
Only UK, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Malta have an 80mg limit.
Studies in Sweden, Australia and the USA have consistently found lowering legal blood alcohol limits to produce reductions in the incidence of drink-driving and related crashes.
I am having difficulty in the disparity that is shown in the above table is it not time we went for a “zero tolerance†world wide and that also goes for drugs as well. Get caught drink driving in the UK and it’s an automatic 1 year ban. The main problem is that the majority who do persist in drink driving continue to re offend and do not care about the consequences such as the OP. If every body uses the Zero tolerance approach then nobody can say I was not aware. The OP is lucky nobody is hurt. Every body went home in one piece.
My thoughts are simple the OP is selfish and misguided. I hope that the ban is a severe one once we can all make mistake we have made them. Twice is totally careless and should be treated as having medical or psychological issues. Third time well then you have a habit and should be removed from the road completely.
